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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Apr 29

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

695 head

▲ 203 vs last sale 492▲ 695 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 48▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 21▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.20/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$123.20

182 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	439	133.21	585	18thin
Medium and Large 1	646	122.11	789	164

One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about −$204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale182 hd

123.20

—

AL average10 barns · 761 hd

119.30

+3.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,779	86.99	1,548	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,078	58.95	636	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	54.71	719	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	54.49	572	8thin

Every lot

72 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	157.06/cwt	154.00–163.00	507	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	150.35/cwt	143.00–156.00	552	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	142.21/cwt	138.00–145.00	580	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	133.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	580	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	137.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	134.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	129.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	742	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	805	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	114.13/cwt	100.00–120.00	718	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	112.21/cwt	108.00–115.00	745	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	799	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	834	104.75/cwt	104.75–104.75	874	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	134.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	424	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	126.84/cwt	122.00–132.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	110.34/cwt	108.00–114.00	472	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	117.47/cwt	114.00–122.00	509	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	119.37/cwt	113.00–121.00	578	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	110.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	585	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	106.93/cwt	103.00–110.00	607	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	106.78/cwt	95.00–108.00	677	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	94.33/cwt	92.00–96.00	641	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	91.62/cwt	89.00–96.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	768	98.62/cwt	96.00–104.00	757	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	88.31/cwt	84.00–90.00	678	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	157.79/cwt	150.00–163.00	524	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	145.95/cwt	140.00–151.00	533	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	135.27/cwt	134.00–139.00	525	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	132.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	561	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	124.51/cwt	120.00–128.00	547	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	125.07/cwt	120.00–132.00	592	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	115.02/cwt	109.00–120.00	556	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	119.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	624	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	104.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	558	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	111.53/cwt	107.00–116.00	644	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	105.66/cwt	103.00–110.00	662	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	101.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	683	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	783	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	634	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	85.30/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,474	6
Bulls	—	—	1,933	92.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,780	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	935	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	514	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	581	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	53.84/cwt	50.00–56.00	570	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	58.94/cwt	57.00–61.00	637	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	756	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,286	54.65/cwt	52.00–59.00	703	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	740	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191.67/cwt	925.00–1,325.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	812.50/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	716.67/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673.00/cwt	625.00–705.00	—	5

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Apr 29, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 492Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	122.00–132.00	126.84
3	—	717	89.00–96.00	91.62
5	—	316	130.00–138.00	134.31
6	—	768	84.00–90.00	88.31
9	—	679	92.00–96.00	94.33
12	—	568	103.00–110.00	106.93
13	—	433	114.00–122.00	117.47
16	—	530	108.00–115.00	110.47
22	—	484	113.00–121.00	119.37
46	—	634	95.00–108.00	106.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	106.00	106.00
2	—	620	85.00–90.00	87.50
5	—	428	108.00–114.00	110.34
3	—	670	90.00	90.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	104.00	104.00
1	—	560	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	96.00	96.00
1	—	565	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	96.00–104.00	98.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
3	—	323	154.00–163.00	157.06
4	—	408	138.00–145.00	142.21
5	—	367	143.00–156.00	150.35
5	—	523	132.00–138.00	134.58
5	—	664	108.00–115.00	112.21
12	—	629	100.00–120.00	114.13
14	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.71
19	—	701	114.00	114.00
20	—	573	125.00–132.00	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	616	130.75	130.75
42	—	834	104.75	104.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
3	—	475	130.00	130.00
14	—	435	130.00–136.00	133.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
2	—	783	80.00–82.00	81.00
6	—	522	115.00–122.00	119.61
6	—	627	103.00–110.00	105.66
7	—	332	150.00–163.00	157.79
8	—	674	100.00–106.00	101.27
9	—	365	140.00–151.00	145.95
10	—	473	120.00–132.00	125.07
11	—	577	107.00–116.00	111.53
15	—	422	130.00–140.00	132.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	134.00–139.00	135.27
4	—	439	120.00–128.00	124.51
5	—	483	109.00–120.00	115.02
5	—	533	100.00–110.00	104.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	925.00–1,325.00	1,191.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00–875.00	812.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–750.00	716.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–705.00	673.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	90.00–94.00	92.08
6	—	1,728	82.00–88.00	85.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,200	63.00	63.00
22	—	1,080	57.00–61.00	58.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,480	50.00	50.00
9	—	1,286	52.00–59.00	54.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	59.00	59.00
7	—	1,059	50.00–56.00	53.84

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.